Towing challenges with flagstaff 25FKS
We are brand new RVers We purchased a flagstaff 25FKS July 2020. We tow with a 2020 Chevrolet 1500 5.3 L Silverado that has a 3.23 rear ratio and a towing package with built in sway control. It took...
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GrandpaKip wrote:valhalla360 wrote:Lantley wrote:
That sounds OK on paper. But a 5.3 does not go up the hill like a diesel. More importantly all the big 3 late model diesels now have a factory exhaust brakes. A 5.3 doesn't come down the hill like a diesel either.
The one thing you must do is think about it. Simply put going up and down the mountain with a 5.3 will require more driver input.... not less.
Ya, think? Of course, looking at new prices, $40k vs $70k for diesel means it's probably worth going up hills a little slower for most people.
Of course, Michigan isn't well known for lots of long steep grades. Modern gas engines with tow/haul do surprisingly well on downgrades.
No, my truck does not behave like a diesel. But I don’t need one, either. And, it has gone up every hill at least at the speed limit. I live in the mountains, so, to leave I gotta go downhill and to get home I gotta go uphill. Yep, it does rev up, drop a gear or two, so what? Toodles right up those hills.
my 2010 5.3 will pull my 6500 T/T up any hill at the speed limit and going down is no problem mine has the 6 speed and when in the tow haul mode on you just tap the brakes and it will keep you at about 55mph i go down 2-3 mile steep inclines and never touch my brakes. diesels way over rated.
Jay D.
